New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-20

INV c.RIE 10 THE TRIDUNE1
c.r,rfont, 1887. North american cao's "'"' w.
,,nox Nav 19.-Much discussion is going on
- n,,bl;c and private on the possioinoy Oh sonio
'.-.nro,nise " by which obstruction OF INC Nini''
s;u sbm,ld be Withdrawn. Mr. ulaos"hee Gus
oas,ion nroves as 1 said, to have ueen nn0aA. .als
so,,o,slv II has been argued seriously ,iVn ~ @
cIoastonian point Of view, but Is scou"u ~ ~
Tor;oo They have carried by The heip ., oSs OiOSi
,ho e,st clause Of the bill, and pesun us0.o 49,.
ON tho second They have beyoho uouoV - -
consideration some plan for drlVlns ~. III On
,ut are waiting. Mr.. W. H. snii'" - IooI-s
cav. "Don't judge him haisinS'
,nso weakness is only prudence: He is wai'ihs
~, , ~. torco Of public opinion against ObsTuo'
,ioo hecomes overwhelming. Then you Will sec
.ioH oot With decision" Gladstonlans admit they
- not Ike the reports they get from the country
on this subject. -. 1.o,,, ccotland
- in q 6chtinc mood than ever. lie seems
dv IN s,Ipport ANYTHING the Government pro
,,ose @Tbe time is coming he said last hghu'
aif not already come when the majority Oh "lo
House Of Commons if it wishes to protect l'seh
AGAINST the contempt Of the world Will nave 10
rostore its authority and its liberty OF actlon anu
,rova itself still CAPABLE of dealing with lts own
business" . 1or
The election of Mr. Macarthur, Gladstonian, for
oAo G. Austnl1 division Of Cornwall is a victory
..h;ot on,ounts to a disaster The Liberal ma
ioritv in 1885 was 2,2s1, followed by no contest
at the last election Mr.. Macarthur now sIils III
nv oil Nine tenths of the Liberal majority mas
vanished. The Liberal vote has decreased p9
nearly one thousand. The former Tory VoUe was
o1s3. The combined Tory -Unonist vote now Is
1929, though their candidate, Mr. Brydges WIN,
iams. is q Unionist whom many Torres IhoushU
too Liberal to vote for. This result Is REGARDED
in London as an expression OF the OPINION VI
Cornwall on Obstruction.
Liberal dissensions do not lessen. 1hey IN
crease. The break up of the Eighty CLUB the
latest Liberal misfortune. That CLUB has oeeh
nm active and efficient political instrument con-
taiuinc some Of the best fighting men in the Lib
e,al ranks. Efforts have been made to keep The
club together by compromises The majority,
Gladston ians finally insisted on passing resolu-
tjon against Coercion and in favor Of Home Rule
which drives every Liberal-UniOnist out. IL
nrobably is better for ralty purposes that they
should 20 q club divided against itself being not
of much political use. But this is one more step
toward making a division Of the Liberal party
permanent.
The reception of Sir Henry James at Bristol is
a fresh sign of how high passion is rising. The
Gladstonians refused him hearing, the minority
of determined opponents proving able to break up
a meeting three thousand strong. This Will tend
10 provoke rcprisals. Threats arc already freely
exchanged.
The Tories are immensely delighted by what
they consider Mr. O'Brien's failure at Toronto,
which the cable declares he himself admits line
proans and howls- says "The Standard, which
Mr. O'Brien hoped to raise against tyranis and
oppressors in England he only drew down on hlnl-
self Instead Of proving to the world that Oana
dams svmpathze with the WRONGS Of Ireland he
has done us the service of demonstrating that
they despise the Home Rule imposture as heartily
as Fnelishmen themselves do This represents
Conservative political feeling fairly enough MI
O'Rrien's mission, in spite of The Illness long
DISPATCHES eXcites great interest In hh2lahd
outside Of political circles. The lTlsh papers aAd
public devote to it very earnest attention.
Mr.. parnell has returned from Bournemouth
little il at all better. lie appeared yesterday IN
the House a few minutes and talked with his
friends, but took no part in the proceedings. lie
appears. say those who saw him, very i'll indeed
"Socal Pressure" said Sir George Trcvclynn
Yesterday at Manchester, against Liberalism Is
stronger than have ever known it, Sir George
Trcvelyan is O good authority on that question
Ills expedition into the Liberal-C Cnionist camp
brought on him some Gladstonian social pressure
His return to the GladstoniGn ranks exposes him
to stn stronger social pressure from the other side
The concluso on he draws is that this is almost
certain indication that the question is one not
Of the government Of Ieland but Of the predomi
nance of the Conservative PARTY. This might be
argued.
Lord Randolph Churchil's letter on Sir George
Trevelyan in to-day's "1imes7 is drawn out by
the atters recent speeches at the Eiehty Club and
elsewhere asserting his own consistency. Lord
Randolph Churchill cites from former discourse
passages which certainly read like a defence ol
the very policy Of coercion which Sir George
Jrcvelyan now attacks.
The foreigner is becoming an object Of interest
to the Indigenous Brton. who is beginning tt
complain that foreign competition is squeezing ou'
native industry in many of the poorer industries
The figures are certainly not alarming. Mr. Cal
craft, the very able permanent Secretary of The
Board Of Trade, publishes careful memorandum
on this subject showing that the whole strength
OF the alien population is only 900, an increas
during ten years Of but 10000. '"But oflicia
figures throw little real light" says Mr.. Arrol
White in a telling letter to "Ihe Times ION tn
fact that foreign pauper are replacing Englsl
workers. Mr.. Calcraft admits that Inconvenience
felt in the East End. "Not many OF you
readers" retorts Mr.. White, "would gather fron
the use of the word Inconvenience the sombr
facts of famine, shame and despair Mr. White
who is in earnest and knows his subject offers
il the House of Commons will order an inquiry
to prove the reality of the evil, the urgency o
the situation and the feasibility Of effective pre-
yention. American experience. l imagine, will
be invoked To supply the latter at any rate MI
Whites letter, backed up as it is by The Times
promises TO stimulate Parliamentary If not oilicia
action. The feeling at the East End is vef!
strong. This Government, ever looking out 10
means Of conciliating the Democracy, is not Likely
10 let such a chance slip. The immigrants mos
disked are the Germans.